Hardcover Coffee Table Edition – Featuring Stunning Noir Photography by Casey Moran Step into the darkness where morality blurs, beauty hides in shadow, and truth bleeds through the cracks. Veritas Noir is a breathtaking collection of original noir fiction and visual storytelling — a tribute to the fatal allure of crime, desire, and consequence. Between its heavy matte pages lies a gallery of haunting black-and-white photography paired with stories that pull you into rain-soaked alleys, smoky bars, and the bruised hearts of the people who haunt them. Featuring acclaimed and rising voices in the modern noir revival — Slayd Sasser, TG Brown, Z.D. Ullman, Dale Hurst, Pablo Chapa Martinez, Faith Layhew, Terrance Layhew, George Cottonwood, London Baker, Nathanael Hummel, and L.S. Goozdich — each tale is a fresh spin on the classic tradition of Chandler, Cain, and Hammett… but seen through the hard light of today. Inside This Edition: 11 gripping stories of crime, consequence, and human darkness. - An exclusive essay, “What Is the Noir?” by Terrance Layhew, exploring what makes a story truly noir. - 10 cinematic photo spreads by Casey Moran , evoking the mood and texture of film noir in every frame. - Heavyweight pages, rich ink, and timeless design — crafted as both a collector’s edition and a display-worthy coffee table book . For Fans Of: Film Noir • Crime Fiction • True Detective Aesthetics • Classic Pulp • Neo-Noir Cinema Whether you’re a lifelong devotee of The Big Sleep and Double Indemnity or a modern noir enthusiast drawn to Drive and True Detective , Veritas Noir delivers a sensory plunge into the art of darkness — where beauty and tragedy share the same cigarette. A work of art. A statement piece. A confession in print. Veritas Noir — The truth hides in the dark.